Lead Production Team Leader

Job Description Summary

The Lead Production Team Leader (Lead PTL) is responsible for leading daily manufacturing operations to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality production. This role oversees frontline production teams, drives operational excellence, supports continuous improvement initiatives, and partners with cross-functional teams to meet business objectives. The Lead PTL is accountable for production performance, people leadership, quality, cost, delivery, and compliance while fostering a culture of Lean and continuous improvement.

GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology and digital solutions innovator. Our purpose is to create a world where healthcare has no limits. Unlock your ambition, turn ideas into world-changing realities, and join an organization where every voice makes a difference, and every difference builds a healthier world.

Roles and Responsibilities

- Lead and manage frontline production teams to achieve daily production, quality, safety, and delivery targets.

- Foster a disciplined shop floor culture and maintain a safe, productive, and collaborative work environment.

- Build positive employee relations and engage team members through coaching, mentoring, and performance management.

- Collaborate with Quality, Engineering, Supply Chain, Maintenance, EHS, and other cross-functional teams to resolve production issues and improve operational performance.

- Monitor and report key manufacturing metrics including productivity, labor utilization, throughput, inventory accuracy, work order completion, quality, and customer complaints.

- Drive Lean manufacturing initiatives including Kaizen, visual management, waste elimination, standard work, and continuous improvement projects.

- Lead quality improvement initiatives to ensure compliance with established quality standards and drive root cause analysis and corrective actions.

- Lead cross-functional improvement projects focused on productivity, process optimization, quality enhancement, and cost reduction.

- Support capacity planning, manpower planning, and resource allocation to meet production requirements.

- Develop and execute workforce training plans to enhance team capability and operational effectiveness.